Clothes-pressing apparatus.



A. J. HOFFMAN.

CLOTHES PRESSING iPlelRA'lUS.

APPLIGATION FILED DBG.1,1904. 928, 199. Patented July 13, 1909. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. J. HOFFMAN;

CLOTHES PRESSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.1,1904.

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ADoN 1 HOFFMAN; oFsEATTLF., wAsHiNGToN.- v

- cLo'rHEs-rREssrNG APPARATUS.

No. siem;

Be 'it known'that ll, 'Anon J.l HOFFMAN," a citizen of the Unitedv States-of America,

,. and al residentvof the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Im# provements inv Clothes-Pressing l Apparatus,

' of which the -following is a specication.

My invention pertains tov certainnew and useful improvements in clothesrpressingv ap paratus, and has for its object a device .of

. l this type which in its operationwill simultaneously dampen or moisten and press the clothes. g

The invention consistsv in'the novel con-.v

structionf-arrangement and combination of parts to be fully hereinafter referred toand pointed out in the appendedclairns. I.nthe accompanying drawings Figure 1, 1s an end elevation of my improved device, the press head being in partial` section ,taken on line l, of Fig. 4, Fig. v2, is'a fraglnentary Vlongitudinal section on fline- 2,; of Fig. 4, Fig.` 3,1lis a top plan view .of-the pressblock, showing its supports in ,dotte'd lines, and Fig. 4, is a top planvlew of my improved device, 'portions being broken away and parts-removed.: Fig. 5y 1s a4 sec-- tion@ through a pressing block used in connection with'the present invention. Fig. '6 is a sectiongthrough an 'air intake valve `forming part ofthepresent invention.

In the'embodimentof my inventiona base `designated at 1, is yemployed whichsupports 'supported vand the 4press head a press blocl'2, anda presshead 3, movable i oneln relation to the other, as shown in the f present case the pressfblock being rigidly movably' mountedwith respect' thereto. f L

For the purpose ofv the present-invention'l 'the press block may be of the usual and well known-form,shown in` F ig'. 3, aj facing of @10th 4,-being employed which verlies paddinfr4 shaped-to impart a convex contour to t'liepress-block. face. Y

' w 'f Q The press head is hollow and preferably of the fornoA shown,vv co forming 1n outlinel i to the press block, and comprises a base V5,

`formed 4with 'a 'dependingmarginal :flange .6, and v elon ated dome 7, whichi's disposed [centrally o the base and'spacedfromthe i periphery' of 'the -san1e.".. The base 5,4 forms-v rv1n conjunction with the. sides'of fthe` dome and a covering8,va heatingfchamber, en.' 5.5-

tirelyl Vsurrounding ,they dome, Covering 8,

forptllepurposes, of invention is i Specification of Letters Patent. (Application'led December 1', 1904. Serial N o. 235,118.

formed witha short depending marginal .flange 10, which abuts the sides Aof dome 7,

`reterm'ai July i3, 1909, l

and a like flange-11, of greater .width than Han'ge -10, for the purpose of,` engagement with and securement to ange 6, the securement being preferably eii'ected by means of screws 12.

In the present disclosure I haveshowna pair of burners, 13, 14, vof U-form disposed' vso as lto conjointly embrace the dome, The

burners lare identical duplicates of each other', Va detail description ofo'ne: therefore Asufficing' for the other. Burner 13, coInprises atubular member 15, whose endsI are curved inwardly as at-`16,forming elbowconnections withr pieces of pipe 17, whose inner ends are suitably closed. with stops 18.-

Member v15, is formed with a central tubular.l part 18, to which is threaded an air and gas mixery '19, provided with valve 20, to govern I `the intake of'air, and tube 21, for the admission of'gas, said tube leadingto the sc )urcev of supply. :The burners 'are spaced froln base 5, which lis accomplished by seating the' burners on 'ribs 22, formed on base 5, clips 23, being employed whichvare secured t'o the base at their lower ends and curved at their opposite endsto embrace the tubular member 15, for the purpose of rigidly retaining the burners in position. J v yThe burners are formed with -a series of gas outlets 24, disposed radially and arrangedso as to direct.l the flame at points coincident with the junctionof base' 5, and

herein after' set forth.

the sides of the dome, fora purpose to be The vpress headfurth'er embodies dee.

Hector-'25, here shown the form of a ,plate disposed at a distance below the top of dome A, 7 .Y The mode of supporting deflectorff25, may

be, as shown, bymeans fof spacingfl sleeves 26, through which pass bolts`27, the heads of `which engage the undersides of dector 25, and the opposite ends of which are 4threaded ico into engagement with bosses providedl on the -un'der side of'do'me 7.; Byrefe'r'ence, to Fig.' 2, ofthe drawings it- Willbe observed that '.deector 25, extendsin proxnnlty ,to the pointof juncture ofthe sides of dome/ and said point of juncture f :To .the marginal Hang@ eccevepn 1 28', is secured. preferablyY by 'meansff screws area with perforations 29 and1being'spaced the base 5,l being y,but slightly [spaced from' from :deiecto'r'25.. Itvwill beobserved that concave plate28, has its degree of curvature corresponding to the degree 'of curvature of the convex face of press block 2, enabling the press head yand press block to act in con- `junction when operating on clothes. Plate 28, is faced with a section of. cloth- 30, which isturned upwardly. to engage the outer lsides of the flange 11, of covering 8, preferably being retained in engagement by means of a 101 securing\wire 31,n which is drawn tau to frmly' segr'e the cloth. f IQome 7 is formed with a steam inlet 31, disposed centrally thereof, and to .which a pipe 32, is connected, a controlling valve 33., eingfintrposed in said pi e to govern the ingressjof steam. Pipe '32, Is connected toa ipe'34, the latter being connected to a pipe i? ween'pipe 34', and 'a pipe 36, which leads 'o the steam source of supply, this swivel /ma'nifestly being for ythe purpose of accommodatingA movement of the press head;

, It will be observed that detlector 25, serves to divide the ,hollow press head into an 'up- 2 5 per and a lower chamber, in communication with each other b virtue-of a passage formed by the de ector terminating at -a point adjacent to the dme sides, this pas-v .sa e as previously stated being at a point co1ncident with the pointV at which the burner flames are directed. Steam upon en- I tering the upper chamber throughV inlet 31, `is encountered by deflector.V 25; the steam upon expanding seeking the said, passage 5 vand passing downwardly into the lower chamber Awhere it again expands and completely lls the lowerI chamber. vThe steam 1n egressing through the apertures of plateA 28, has itsv moisture absorbed by the cloth facing of said plate, and by reason of said cloth facing being in contact with the clothes being pressed imparts thel necessary'inoisture to the latter, as well as heating plate 28, toa degree of temperature sufficient for 45 the purpose of pressing. It will therefore be 'obvlous that during the entire oper-ation a certain proportion of moisturefwill beimparted to the clothes, itbeingossible, however, to cut off the ingress o steam, after the press head has become heated toa degree sufficient forthe purpose, by operation of controlling valve 33.-

A valuable v adjunct to my invention is iny the nature of the burners, whose function it isfto superheat the steam during the` time ofv its passage vfrom the upper into the lower chamber, at which perlod the steamg is egressing into'the lower chamberv through'a assageV of comparatively small area,"there 0 y'completely subjecting the steam toheat from a Vlameof great intensity.

The press head is swingingl mounted for movement 'to and from blocli 2, the head being supported A'b y arms 37, 37,'A Secured vto a shaft 38, the latter havingfulcrumed -to hanger 43, 'which depends frombase'l; la retractile spring 44, being connected to the base andthe foot lever for returning the press head to normalposition.y

The present invention is designed for use in tailorin establishments as distinguished skirts, and the like, be moistenedprevious to application of the' heated pressing medium applied under` considerable pressure. By the use offmy invention separate operations for obtaining a dampening or mo'istening of the cloth and the pressing thereof are obviated, both being performed in one and the same operation.

Having thus fully described invenf t-ion what I claim as new and desire to cure by Letters ,Patent :is:-

porting bed for the garment, a foraminous presser plate permanently associated wlth surface of the bed, and means for pro]ect plate while -the latter is in its pressingI position.

2. In a garment pressing machine, a supportingbed for the garment, a presser head tward and fro the upper surface of the bed and provided evith a steam chamber/having a foraminous bottom, and vmeans for. introducing steam into said chamber and -through the bottom thereof while the head is in its pressing position.

3. In a' garment pressing machine, a supporting bed for the garment, a -presser head permanently associated with and movable and provided with ah steam chamber having a perforated bottom, a' foraminous press cloth extending across the under side of the head-'toward and from the bed, .and addiltional means for introducing steam, -into theI its pressing position.

porting bed for the garment, a superposed .1, In a garment pressing machine, a suping steamthrough l the foraminous presser permanently ass ciated with and movable.

v -.-4. In agarment pressingv macli ine,1afsupff-A 38, and'connected to a'rod 41, the lower end of the latter being pivoted to a foot lever 42,

- from laun ries, in the former it being nec'esy s sary that-the clothessuch as trousers, coats,v

and vmovable toward and from the upper toward and-from theupper face of the bed f perforated' bottom, means for moving' the 125 chamber'and through-the perforatedbottom-f and press cloth while the.presser head-is I having a steam chamber and a .p erforated metal plate extending across the bottom of vthe steam chamber, a foraminous press cloth f covering the bottom of the perforated plate,

means for moving the head toward and from the bed, and means for introducing steam into the steam chamber and through the perforated plate and press cloth While the head is in its pressing position.

5.v In a garment pressing machine, a sup,- port-ing bed for the garment, a superposed presser head movable toward and from the bed and having a laminated foraminous bottom, and asteam chamber immediately above said bottom.

6. In a garment. pressing machine, a supporting bed for the garment, a superposed presser head permanently associated with and movable toward and from the bed and provided with a steamv chamber having a laminated foraminous bottom.'

7. In a garment pressing machine, a sup"- porting bed for the garment, and a superposed presser head movable toward and/from the bed and provided with a steam chamber having a bottom composed of juxtaposed foraminous m,embers,the foramina of the bottom memberbeing finer than those of the top member.` i

8. In combination with an elongated press block, a hollow elongated press head, an elongated dome on saidl head spaced from the edges thereof, a perforated face plate carried by said head, a deflector in the head dividing the same into a pair of chambers, said deflector being spaced from the side walls of the dome to form a passage connecting said chambers, burners carried by the head andy embracing said dome, said burners. being disposed so-as to direct the iiame against said head, and'means for supplying steam to the hea 9. In `combination with a press block, a

vhollow press head, a dome on the head spaced from the edges thereof, a marginal flange depending from the base ofthe head, a perfo-- rated plate secured to said flange, a deflector in said head, burners carried by the head base and embracing said dome7 a `covering inclosing said burners, said covering abutting the dome and being secured'to Jsaid flange; and means for supplying steam to said head. 1 l Y 4 10. In combination with a press block, a hollow fpress head, a dome on the head spaced from the edges thereof, a detlector in the head spaced from the side walls ofthe dome,I burners carried bythe head and embracing the dome, said burners being disj.'

posed so as to direct the flames against said for the garment, an

hevad,'and means for supplying steam to the head.

hollow press'head comprising a base, a perforated face plateV carried thereby and a dome spaced "from the ledges of the base, a deflector in the head disposed in substan- 'tially the same plane as said base, burners embracing the dome, and means for supplying steam tothe head.

12E A, clothes pressing apparatuscomprising a ypressing head having an upper and lower portion, means for supplying steam to theiupper part of said head, a deflector positioned within the head for directing said steam in a thin sheet to the lower part of the head, andmeans for heating said vhead at the point of contact of said sheet of steam with said head for superheating said steam.

1.1. In combination with a press block,

13. Ak clothes pressing apparatus compris- ,ing a pressing head formed with a hollow upper portion and an enlarged hollow lower portion, a deflector r`positioned adjacent to the juncture of the upper and lower portions, means for applying steam to the upper portion, and means for heating the steam as it escapes from the upper portion to the lower portion. l

14. A clothes pressing apparatus compris"- ing a pressing head formed with an upper juncture of the upperand lower portions' for superheating the steam vin its passage from'the upper to the lower portion of said head. v

15, A clothes pressing apparatus comprising a pressing head formed fwith a dome-l andan enlarged base formed integral with ,said dome, a deflector inV said head dividing the same into an upper and a lower chamber, means for admitting steaminto the dome, and burners embracing the upper chamber of the dome for'heatingv the steam as the same passes into said lower chamber.

16. 'In a clothes p ess, a supporting bed means direct mechanical and steam pressure to the upper surface of the garment, comprisingv a presser head having directI movement to and from the bed and provided with a steam chamber having a foraminous bottom'forming a presser face of the head.

for, applyingl Signed at Seattle, Washington this 14` day l of November 1904.

Witnesses: j

NArHAN E. BLoDGETn DUNCAN TAYLOR.

ADoN J. HOFFMAN. i 

